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Prevalence of dementia subtypes in United States Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries, 2011–2013 by Goodman, Richard A., Lochner, Kimberly A., Thambisetty, Madhav, Wingo, Thomas S., Posner, Samuel F., Ling, Shari M.

“…Rapid growth of the older adult population requires greater epidemiologic characterization of dementia. We developed national prevalence estimates of diagnosed…”
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Improvements in Door-to-Balloon Time in the United States, 2005 to 2010 by KRUMHOLZ, Harlan M, HERRIN, Jeph, BRATZLER, Dale W, CURTIS, Jeptha P, MILLER, Lauren E, DRYE, Elizabeth E, LING, Shari M, HAN, Lein F, RAPP, Michael T, BRADLEY, Elizabeth H, NALLAMOTHU, Brahmajee K, NSA, Wato

“…Registry studies have suggested improvements in door-to-balloon times, but a national assessment of the trends in door-to-balloon times is lacking. Moreover,…”
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Home is where the future is: The BrightFocus Foundation consensus panel on dementia care by Samus, Quincy M., Black, Betty Smith, Bovenkamp, Diane, Buckley, Michael, Callahan, Christopher, Davis, Karen, Gitlin, Laura N., Hodgson, Nancy, Johnston, Deirdre, Kales, Helen C., Karel, Michele, Kenney, John Jay, Ling, Shari M., Panchal, Maï, Reuland, Melissa, Willink, Amber, Lyketsos, Constantine G.

“…A national consensus panel was convened to develop recommendations on future directions for home-based dementia care (HBDC). The panel summarized advantages…”
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Multimorbidity Patterns in the United States: Implications for Research and Clinical Practice by Goodman, Richard A, Ling, Shari M, Briss, Peter A, Parrish, R Gibson, Salive, Marcel E, Finke, Bruce S

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Drug Burden Index Score and Functional Decline in Older People by Hilmer, Sarah N., MD, PhD, Mager, Donald E., PharmD, PhD, Simonsick, Eleanor M., PhD, Ling, Shari M., MD, Windham, B. Gwen, MD, Harris, Tamara B., MD, MS, Shorr, Ronald I., MD, MS, Bauer, Douglas C., MD, MPH, Abernethy, Darrell R., MD, PhD

“…Abstract Background The Drug Burden Index (DBI), a measure of exposure to anticholinergic and sedative medications, has been independently associated with…”
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Correlation between Testosterone and the Inflammatory Marker Soluble Interleukin-6 Receptor in Older Men by Maggio, Marcello, Basaria, Shehzad, Ble, Alessandro, Lauretani, Fulvio, Bandinelli, Stefania, Ceda, Gian Paolo, Valenti, Giorgio, Ling, Shari M., Ferrucci, Luigi

“…Context: An age-associated decline in testosterone (T) levels and an increase in proinflammatory cytokines contribute to chronic diseases in older men. Whether…”
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Age-Associated Changes in Motor Unit Physiology: Observations From the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging by Ling, Shari M., MD, Conwit, Robin A., MD, Ferrucci, Luigi, MD, PhD, Metter, E. Jeffrey, MD

“…Abstract Ling SM, Conwit RA, Ferrucci L, Metter EJ. Age-associated changes in motor unit physiology: observations from the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of…”
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Role of depressive symptoms in explaining socioeconomic status disparities in dietary quality and central adiposity among US adults: a structural equation modeling approach by Beydoun, May A, Kuczmarski, Marie T. Fanelli, Mason, Marc A, Ling, Shari M, Evans, Michele K, Zonderman, Alan B

“…BACKGROUND: The link between socioeconomic status (SES), depression, dietary quality, and central adiposity remains unclear. OBJECTIVE: Pathways linking SES to…”
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Skilled Nursing Facility Referral and Hospital Readmission Rates after Heart Failure or Myocardial Infarction by Chen, Jersey, MD, MPH, Ross, Joseph S., MD, MHS, Carlson, Melissa D.A., PhD, Lin, Zhenqiu, PhD, Normand, Sharon-Lise T., PhD, Bernheim, Susannah M., MD, MHS, Drye, Elizabeth E., MD, SM, Ling, Shari M., MD, Han, Lein F., PhD, Rapp, Michael T., MD, JD, Krumholz, Harlan M., MD, SM

“…Abstract Background Substantial hospital-level variation in the risk of readmission after hospitalization for heart failure (HF) or acute myocardial infarction…”
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COVID‐19 in the Long‐Term Care Setting: The CMS Perspective by Levitt, Alan F., Ling, Shari M.

“…Safeguarding the health and promoting the well‐being and quality of life of the most vulnerable and fragile citizens is a top priority for the Centers for…”
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From Scientific Discovery to Covered Treatments: Understanding the Payer Perspective as a Keystone to Achieving High-Value Care by Blanco, Carlos, Ling, Shari M, Compton, Wilson M

“…This Viewpoint outlines some of the coverage requirements of Medicare to help researchers develop studies that demonstrate that a new medication or service is…”
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Association of Receipt of Opioid Use Disorder-Related Telehealth Services and Medications for Opioid Use Disorder With Fatal Drug Overdoses Among Medicare Beneficiaries Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic by Jones, Christopher M, Shoff, Carla, Blanco, Carlos, Losby, Jan L, Ling, Shari M, Compton, Wilson M

“…Federal emergency authorities were invoked during the COVID-19 pandemic to expand clinical telehealth for opioid use disorder (OUD). To examine the association…”
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Opportunities to Enhance the Utility of Cause of Death Information From Death Certificates by Ling, Shari M, Warner, Margaret, Anderson, Robert N

“…In this issue of AJPH, Merlin et al. (p. S36) describe the implications for improved reporting of cause of death (COD) as it applies to the opioid crisis. They…”
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Glucose and Insulin Measurements from the Oral Glucose Tolerance Test and Mortality Prediction by Metter, E. Jeffrey, Windham, B. Gwen, Maggio, Marcello, Simonsick, Eleanor M, Ling, Shari M, Egan, Josephine M, Ferrucci, Luigi

“…OBJECTIVE:--To verify what information from oral glucose tolerance tests (OGTTs) independently predicts mortality. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS--A total of…”
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Changing Healthcare Service Delivery to Improve Health Outcomes For Older Adults: Opportunities Not to Be Missed by Ling, Shari M., McGann, Paul

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A home-based protocol of electrical muscle stimulation for quadriceps muscle strength in older adults with osteoarthritis of the knee by TALBOT, Laura A, GAINES, Jean M, LING, Shari M, METTER, E. Jeffrey

“…OBJECTIVE: To determine whether home-based neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) applied to the quadriceps femoris (QF) muscle increases strength,…”
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Embedding Function into Health Care by Ling, Shari M., Lipp, Michael J., Schreiber, Michelle

“…This editorial comments on the article by Callahan et al. in this issue…”
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Hospice Coding and Data Conventions Contribute to Oversimplify the Presence of Dementia in Hospice by Driessen, Julia, Parasrampuria, Sonal, Bijelic, Elvedin, Bott, David M., Ling, Shari M.

“…To document how dementia diagnoses appear in hospice claims, and how these different presentations reflect different hospice utilization. The reliance in the…”
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Relation of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor Treatment to Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 Serum Levels in Subjects >65 Years of Age (the InCHIANTI Study) by Maggio, Marcello, Ceda, Gian Paolo, Lauretani, Fulvio, Pahor, Marco, Bandinelli, Stefania, Najjar, Samer S., Ling, Shari M., Basaria, Shehzad, Ruggiero, Carmelinda, Valenti, Giorgio, Ferrucci, Luigi

“…Observational studies have shown that the use of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors is associated with the maintenance of greater muscle strength…”
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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Merit-Based Incentive Payment System Value Pathways: Opportunities for Emergency Clinicians to Turn Policy Into Practice by Gettel, Cameron J., Ling, Shari M., Wild, Richard E., Venkatesh, Arjun K., Duseja, Reena

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